Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

March 9, 2024

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2022 and 2023 to eminent artists in the field of performing arts, including music, dance, drama, folk and tribal arts.
Besides the Akademi Awards, the President of India also bestowed the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship to 6 eminent artists.
- These include- folklorist from Goa Vinayak Khedekar, Veena virutoso from Karnataka Visweswaran, Kathak exponent Sunayana Hazarilal, famous Kuchipudi dancers Raja and Radha Reddy, theatre artists Dulal Roy and D.P. Sinha.
- The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship or “Akademi Ratna” is the highest honor given to eminent artists in the field of performing arts for his or her exceptional contribution to performing art form.
- It is restricted to 40 at any given time.
The Akademi Awards have been conferred since 1952.
- Awards in Hindustani and Carnatic music were instituted in 1951, even before Sangeet Natak Akademi was set up and these were known as Presidential Awards.
While the honour of Akademi Fellow carries a purse money of ₹3,00,000, the Akademi Award carries a purse money of ₹1,00,000.